< Nchito 17 >
1 Lino chiindi nobakiinda mumyuunzi yaku Amfipolisi a Apoloniya, bakasika kumunzi waku Tesalonika, ooko kwakali chikombelo chaba Juda.
2 Pawulu, mbubonya mbulichimbo chakwe, wakiinka kulimbabo alimwi kwamazuba aama Sabata aatatu wakambilaana aabo kuzwa mumalembe.
3 Wakali kujula malembe akupandulula kuti chakalelede kuti Kkilisito aapenge akubuka lubo kuzwa kulufu. Wakwamba kuti, “Jesu ooyo ngundiluula kulindinywe ngu Kkilisito.”
4 Bamwi babaJuda bakakombelezegwa eelyo bakajatana a Pawulu a Sayilasi kubikilizya mweelwe muunji waba Giliki balipeda, abuzuluzi bwabanakazi bayingi.
5 Pesi baJuda ibatasyomi, bakali abbivwe, bakabweza bamwi bantu bamineme kuzwa kuchisambalilo, bakabungania makamu aantomwe, akubika muunzi mumbukila. kubusizya kung'anda ya Jasoni, bakali kuyandula ikuhusya Pawulu a Sayilasi aanze kuti aaye kubantu.
6 Pesi awo nebatakwe nobakabajana, bakakwela Jasoni abamwi bakwabo kunembo lyaba singuzu bamumuunzi, bakalilila kuti aaba bantu bakasandamwida nyika aansi alubo basika ookuno lubo.
7 Aaba baalumi Jasoni mbakatambula bakazyania aamulawo wa-Siza, bamba kuti, “Kulumbi Mwami Jesu.”
8 Bakatazya makamu abasinguzu, bamuunzi bakamvwa zintu eezi.
9 Pesi mukwinda kwakujana kukwabililwa kuzwa kuli Jasoni akuliboonse, bakabazumizya kwiinka.
10 Busiku oobo bakwabo bakatuma Pawulu a Sayilasi kuBbeliya. Nobakasika nkuko, bakayinka muchikombelo chaba Juda.
11 Lino bantu aaba bakaliluleeme kwinda aabo bamu Tesalonika, nkambo bakatambula ijwi amizeezo ilipedelede, kulingulula malembe buzuba abuzuba kuti babone na zintu eezi zyakali mbubo.
12 Nkinkaako biingi babo bakasyooma, kubikilizya abamwi banakazi bayuungi ba Giliki abalumi biingi.
13 Pesi chiindi ba Juda baku Tesalonika nibakaziba kuti alubo Pawulu wakali kuluula jwi lya Leza ku Bbeliya, bakiinka nkuko akunyongania akukataazya makamu.
14 Mpawawo, bakwabo bakatumina Pawulu kuya kulwizi, pesi Sayilasi a Timoti bakakkala nkuko.
15 Aabo bakali kweenzya Pawulu bakamubweza bamutola kule kuluumbi munzi waku Atenisi. Mbubonya mbakamusiya Pawulu nkuko, bakatambula malayilile kuzwa kulinguwe kuti Sayilasi a Timoti basike chakufwambana mbuli mbubakonzya.
16 Lino mbubonya Pawulu mbwakali kubalinda mu Atenisi, muuya wakwe wakanyemezegwa mukati kawke aawo nakabona muunzi uzwide zikozyano.
17 Eelyo mazuba woonse wakambilaana abaJuda abamwi bakali kukomba Leza mbonya amuchisambalilo kuba nkuko.
18 Pesi abalabo bamwi baba Epikuliya abasongo ba Sitoyiki bakaswanana aawe. Bamwi bakaamba kuti, “Niinzi ooyu utakwe makani ncheezya kwaamba?” Bamwi bakati, “Ulangika aanga nguumwi ooyo wwiita bantu kuti batobela baleza benzu, nkambo wakali kuluula makani mabotu aatala a Jesu abubuke.
19 Bakabweza Pawulu akumuleta ku Aliyopagasi, bakati, “Ngatulaziba eeyi njiisyo mpyaa eyo njowakali kwaamba?
20 Nkaambo ulikweta zintu zyeenzu kumatwi eesu. Nkinkaako, tuyanda kuziba kuti eezi zyambanzi.”
21 (Lino ba Atenisi aabenzu bakali kukkala nkuko bakamaninsya chiindi chabo kakutakwe anchibachita pesi kwambuula nikuba kuswilila atala achimwi chipya.)
22 Mpawo Pawulu wakima aakati kaba Aliyopagasi akwaamba kuti, “Yobalumi baku Atenisi, ndabona kuti muli basichizuminano munzila yoonse.
23 Nkambo mbubonya mbundayinda akulanga loko kuzintu zyabukombe bwanu, ndajana chipayililo chili abulemu oobu, “Kuli Leza utazibinkene.” kufumbwa nchimukomba mukutaziba, eechi ndachaambilizya kuli ndinywe.
24 Leza wakachita nyika azyoonse zilimulinjiyo, mbwanga ngu Mwami wajulu anyika, takkali mumaanda ayaakwa amaboko.
25 Nikuba kubelekelwa amaboko abantu, mbuli kunga ubulide chintu, mbwaanga lwakwe nguupa bantu buumi akuyooya azimwi zyonse.
26 Kuzwa kumuntu uumwi wakachita misyobo yabantu kuti bapone aatala enyika kali wabamba kuzulila kwazyiindi amigano yamasena aabo mubakkede,
27 Kuchitila kuti balanguule Leza akuti ambweni ngabalakonzya kuzuzya nzila yabo nkambo kanguwe akumujana pesi talikule pe kuzwa kuluumwi wesu.
28 Nkaambo mulinguwe tulapona akweenda akujana buumi, mbubonya mbuli bamwi, simwanza ngano banu mbubakaamba, 'Nkambo alubo tuli lunyungu lwakwe.'
29 “Nkinkaako, mbokunga tulilunyungu lwa Leza, tatwelede kuyeeya anga bubotu bwabulenge bulakozyanisigwa angolida niiba nsiliva, niliba bbwe, izikozyano zyakabezwa amiyeeyo yamuntu.
30 Nkinkaako Leza wakazileka zyiindi zyakutaziba, pesi lino ulayilila bantu boonse koonse koonse kuti basanduke.
31 Nkambo wakabamba buzuba nayobetaeka nyika mubululami kumuntu ngwakasala. Leza wakapa chisinizyo chamuntu ooyu kuli woonse akumubusya kuzwa kubafu.”
32 Lino chiindi bantu baku Atenisi nobakamvwa azyabubuke wabafu, bamwi bakamuniaka Pawulu; pesi bamwi bakati, “Tuyokuswilila lubo aatala ankani eeyi.”
33 Kuzwa waawo, Pawulu wakabasiya.
34 Pesi bamwi bakasyoma, kubikilizya a Diyonisiyasi mu Aliyopegiti, mwanakazi utegwa Damalisi, abamwi bakalaambabo.
